Lectures On Art

Lectures On Art is a book written by Washington Allston, an American painter and poet. The book is a collection of lectures that Allston delivered to his students at Harvard University in the early 19th century. The lectures cover a wide range of topics related to art, including the nature of beauty, the principles of composition, the role of the imagination in art, and the relationship between art and morality. Allston draws on examples from classical and Renaissance art, as well as contemporary art of his time, to illustrate his points. The book is written in a clear and accessible style and is intended for both students of art and general readers interested in the subject. Overall, Lectures On Art is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the theory and practice of art.As these characteristics, like every thing which the mind can recognize as true, all have their origin in its natural desires, they may also be termed Principles; and as such we shall consider them. In order, however, to satisfy ourselves that they are truly such, and not arbitrary assumptions, or the traditional dogmas of Practice, it may be well to inquire whence is their authority; for, though the ultimate cause of pleasure and pain may ever remain to us a mystery, yet it is not so with their intermediate causes, or the steps that lead to them.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.